PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christian Cyborg (ranked 1481 p4p, 149 weight class) and Kai Perkins (ranked 1450 p4p, 144 weight class). Christian Cyborg had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Christian Cyborg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cyborg
vs
Perkins

173 cm
22
161 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

173 cm
23
152 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Cyborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Perkins !
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg looks for a takedown but Perkins sprawls well.
Perkins tries a quick counter leg kick but Cyborg is wise to it.
Cyborg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perkins pushes Cyborg away with a front kick.
Perkins has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cyborg is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cyborg throws a right hand that misses
and Cyborg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cyborg blocks a jab.
Cyborg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Perkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perkins lands with a good body shot.
Cyborg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Perkins misses its intended target.
Cyborg closes the distance but Perkins moves to the side
and Perkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christian Cyborg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyborg misses with a double jab
and Perkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cyborg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perkins in his tracks.
Cyborg misses with a two punch combination.

Perkins forces Cyborg back against the cage and clinches.
Perkins lands with a light punch inside.
Perkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cyborg throws a head punch that misses.
Perkins misses with a body punch.
Perkins tries a body shot but Cyborg blocks it.
Perkins blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkins lands an uppercut.
Cyborg has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkins slows down the pace here.
Cyborg misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Perkins .
Cyborg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cyborg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cyborg is trying to force a seperation but Perkins has the dominant position.
Cyborg being controlled against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Perkins .
The crowd are getting on Perkins 's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Perkins tries a body shot but Cyborg blocks it.
Perkins avoids a wild elbow strike from Cyborg.
Cyborg looking to throw knees to the head but Perkins is blocking nicely.
Perkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cyborg backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perkins .
Perkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkins lands a left hand.
Cyborg letting Perkins take a breather here.

Cyborg breaks the clinch.
Cyborg tries to move into range but Perkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cyborg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkins throws out the jab.
Cyborg misses the body punch
and Perkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cyborg throws a combination that misses
and Perkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Perkins misses the shot to the body.
Cyborg wants to clinch but Perkins slips to the side
and Perkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cyborg wants to clinch
and Perkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkins is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Perkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kai Perkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cyborg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cyborg backing away here, and Perkins unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cyborg throws a combination that misses
and Perkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cyborg moves out of range of the strikes.
Cyborg lands a slapping body shot.
Perkins works the jab nicely.
Perkins is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cyborg had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cyborg throws a hook but Perkins avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perkins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cyborg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cyborg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A quick step to the side and Cyborg tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cyborg throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Perkins to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Perkins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cyborg misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Perkins counter with a right hand.
Perkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cyborg.
Cyborg misses with a body shot
and Perkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cyborg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cyborg wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyborg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cyborg connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg moves to clinch but Perkins breaks away
and Perkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cyborg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cyborg throws a lazy uppercut
letting Perkins counter with a right hand.
Cyborg tries to clinch but Perkins moves away
letting Perkins counter with a right hand.
Perkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cyborg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perkins s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Perkins misses.
Sloppy strikes from Cyborg. Those never looked like landing.
Cyborg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perkins circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Perkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkins misses with a low kick.
It looked like Cyborg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cyborg throws a right and a left that Perkins avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkins ! But no joy.
Perkins avoids the body shot from Cyborg.
Cyborg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cyborg misses with an uppercut
and Perkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cyborg thinking.
Cyborg works Perkins 's body with a nice hook.
Perkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Perkins lands a nice shot that snaps Cyborg's head back.
Cyborg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Perkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Cyborg is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg scores with a jab to the body.
Cyborg throws a right hand that Perkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Perkins also avoids with ease.
Perkins dodges the punch combination from Cyborg.
Cyborg throws a combination that misses
enabling Perkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cyborg.
Cyborg swings for the body but Perkins moves out of range.
Cyborg throws an off balance right hand
and Perkins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perkins misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kai Perkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cyborg jabs at Perkins 's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkins misses with an uppercut. Cyborg saw that one coming.
Cyborg went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cyborg connects with a single shot there.
Cyborg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cyborg misses with a jab to the body
and Perkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cyborg.
Perkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch combination from Cyborg misses.
Perkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cyborg.
Perkins slips a jab and a cross from Cyborg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Christian Cyborg will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cyborg throws a right hand that misses
letting Perkins counter with a right hand.
Cyborg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perkins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cyborg.
Cyborg fails to land with a series of punches.
Perkins was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cyborg looks to land a combination. Perkins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cyborg throws an off balance right hand
letting Perkins counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cyborg misses with a hook
and Perkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cyborg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cyborg just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cyborg gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Perkins as the two fighters clinch.
Cyborg tries to throw a body punch but Perkins avoids it by throwing Cyborg back against the cage.
Perkins lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Perkins .
Cyborg struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkins controls his hands.
Perkins stalling.
Perkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cyborg works on Perkins 's body with a couple of short punches.
Perkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cyborg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkins scores with a hook to the body.
Perkins stalls.
Perkins pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins blocks a body shot from Cyborg.
Perkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cyborg tries a body shot but Perkins blocks it.
Kai Perkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cyborg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perkins or not.
Cyborg tries a body shot but Perkins blocks it.
Perkins lands a shot to the body.
Perkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Perkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkins digs a right hand into Cyborg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cyborg's gas tank.
Perkins controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cyborg fails to land.
Cyborg takes a shot to the head.
Cyborg being controlled against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cyborg.
Cyborg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cyborg working aggressively here.
Perkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Cyborg prevents a body shot from Perkins .
Cyborg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cyborg lands a body punch.
Cyborg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cyborg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perkins lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cyborg.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkins .
Perkins prevents a body shot from Cyborg.
Perkins is leaning against Cyborg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Cyborg.
Perkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cyborg backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Perkins on the inside.
Cyborg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkins can't find room to land a body shot as Cyborg controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Perkins .
Cyborg blocks a body shot from Perkins .
Perkins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Perkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkins has a couple of punches blocked by Cyborg.
Cyborg prevents a body shot from Perkins .

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kai Perkins .
Well Perkins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Perkins !
Kai Perkins took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.